Monday, February 27, 2012

Oh, I'm within range. The draft is 99% done. Not much left but the polishing. I feel little of the excitement and all of the dread.

Right before Apocalypse Zoo was done, I was thrilled, dancing, shadow boxing. Getting it done was a massive milestone.

As I neared the finish for Road from Nowhere, I felt a bit empty and quite nervous. This should be a big follow-up to the original. Will it stand up?

Now I'm eyeing the finish line for Inside the Skull. This has to be a success, right? I'm writing prose. It's pop-culture. Bar-fiction. It's dirty. I'm not attempting literature here. This should be huge.

Well it is what it will be. Put it in your pipe and smoke it. 47 page rough draft. Polished and done in 6.9 days.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Well, I didn't win it. Didn't even get in the finals. And I realized I forgot to post my entry here for you to read.

I thought it was good, but there are a ton of good writers at Figment.com.

Figment is an interesting digital community for writers and readers. My friend Kim Culbertson invited me to participate in a flash fiction contest there. They do lots of contests and other fun stuff. A great place to share writing.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

33 pages of David Priest. I will reach my goal of getting it all done by the end of February, but no doubt will still want to polish, so let's call it the first Sunday of March. Until then, read this and think about photos for the cover.

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10 by 10 format

A 10 by 10 poem is ten lines containing ten syllables per line. 100 syllables in all. No rhyme scheme is required. "Apocalypse Zoo" and "Road from Nowhere" each have ten syllables per line, ten lines per stanza, ten stanzas per chapter, and ten chapters overall.